| Mumbai: ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup |
| By three batsmen, Australia prevailed. |
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Glenn Maxwell overcame injury to score a dramatic twice century against Afghanistan and lead Australia to the semifinals of the World Cup.
After Australia dropped to 91 – 7 in pursuit of 292 in Mumbai, Maxwell arrived at the line to experience a hat-trick game.
He struggled with a back injury and cramp after being dropped twice, but he still put in an impressive inning, frequently on one leg after the century, to finish 201 not up.
He and Pat Cummins( 12 *) split 202 as Australia triumphed with 19 extra balls.
After a roaring start in the field before Maxwell put together one of the all-time great innings, Afghanistan, which had previously scored 291 – 5 with Ibrahim Zadran hitting their first World Cup century, were well poised to join Australia in today’s top four.
He returned to the Australia team for this match after missing Saturday’s victory over England due to a injury he sustained after falling off the back of an Australian golfer vehicle. He had now scored the fastest World Cup centuries earlier in the competition against the Netherlands.
With impressive backward sweeps for six and flicks and whips over one leg’s foot, it was a truly amazing innings that will also be remembered for its remarkable tenacity and tenacity.
He is the first Australian to record a triple era in one day at an overseas, and his jubilant staff members, who could hardly think what they had seen, surrounded him.
Australia joins South Africa and India in the last four thanks to the victory.
With the party level concluding on Sunday, one of New Zealand, Pakistan, and Afghanistan will say the ultimate knock area. All three factors are now on eight points.
Maxwell puts in some of his best pitches ever.
Although Afghanistan was the favorites, a tight game appeared possible at the intermission, with no team completing the more than 281-yard fight at Wankhede Stadium and Australia even needing to complete their highest hunt in World Cups.
After Afghanistan’s explosive start, where Australia engaged in careless strokeplay and lacked composure, it appeared inevitable that Jonathan Trott and his team did take off their first victory over Australia.
However, when Maxwell was dropped in the addresses on 24 and Mujeeb Ur Rahman put down an easy chance at a little good leg on 33, Afghanistan let the sport pass.
He returned in horror when the engineering revealed it was going over the trees after reviewing when he was given lbw on 27.
The 35-year-old batter is one of the game’s most dangerous batters, and this was yet another illustration of his skill.
In his first era, which came up off 76 balls, he hit 10 fours and 3 sixes before becoming hobbling due to back pain and cramps.
The second man in, Adam Zampa, came down ready to bird twice while he received treatment on many occasions.
The majority of boundaries were followed by a face or stretch of the calf or again, but Maxwell persisted, taking 54 balls in his second millennium.
The all-arounder displayed a leaden ability to find gaps and clear ropes, but he also gently declined singles and twos while never allowing the required run rate to spiral out of control.
He scored his twin era off 128 pellets, including 21 fours and 10 sixes, with a terrible twist over the foot side to end the game.